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, 1887-08-17

nj rivers. L hope what / have written may
be useful, and help to prevent useless expen-
dIlture both of time and money. There are
some expeditions that start for a prospecting
tour IN the interior that from the outset are
dreadtully mismanaged. A Company is form
ed and money subscribed, a prospector en-
ployed, who, very often could not tell the
dlference between a piece of gold and a piece
OF spelter, who never saw gold washing in
his life, or was ever further up one of the
rivers than the canals on the Demerara.
Sometimes he has been a labourer on a pla-
Ger IN Cayenne, oftener in Surinam. With
the prospector are sent up a Manager, 81
Clerk, a Driver, and q Cook, and generally
eight or ten labourers. They may or may
not bring their own bateau with them, but
are certain to be many days at Barotika
Grove, being paid and fed, waiting for a cap
tain. When a captain has been engaged the
manager has a very vague idea where he is
going, or what to do when he gets there.
The captain being paid by the day, is gene
rally, while the demijohns are full, in no
hurry to get to the indefinite place they are
gong to, and when they have arrived there,
the prospector and manager have a very vague
idea of what they are to do, or how to en-.
ploy their too numerous staff. The manager
who probably never wore boots for any length
OF INT on any previous occasion, will not
go anywhere where he is likely to wet his
feet, and both he and the prospector consi-
der an umbrella an indispensable part of their
every day outfit, The clerk and the driver,
could not possibly condescend to do actual
manual labour; and in 9 cases out of ten for
want Of a properly qualified person to orga-
uize and work the expedition the whole
thing is an expensive farce. OF course they
come beck and ''didn't find nothing"-How
could they do otherwise?
, 1887-08-17

oy steamer led to him suddenly becoming q
talented and qualified engineer-but here he
never made the slightest pretence to possess
elGner OF these qualifications. His statements.
"nlcn the Herald has published, are as alb.
suru as his pretentions. Then q Mon Bou-
lsnge comes to the front. He tells the S,ieet;.
pc American that he is zone of tho chief
engineers of the Canal" that the death rate
among the workmen is 60 per cent, and that
as the Company has no money t, carry on
Tue work Tor more than four months. he IN
eonos residing IN the United States for tha
luVure' Inns gentleman's statement that ho
was d cnleI engineer is as false as is his state.
2 Vna0 the death rate among the
NorAHen exceeds sixty percent" AL 50
W. nilo"1 keep on II we We're to quote the
we have alluded. How such declarat;ons
md publicity we have already explained.
IL IS SIMPLY the desire to pretend to the nos.
session OF q position on the Isthmqs which
0ney nave never held which leads paonIe to
Sca11er tnese reports. Unknown p3rsonages
spread these Munchausen-like tales. and
"hllst they gain their object by attaining nat.
~ ana ephemeral notoriety, momentayily the
interests of residents here are daanaoed Wbv
0nese chestnut stories always find exprsa-
sion IN New York, whilst European journals
OF all natlonalltles publish entirely distinct
statements, we have already explained.
Facts IN relation to the Canal are obtainahle.
and why these do not find widespread publ,
city IN the United STAGES, in place of these
occasional travellers tales, " we fail to com.
prehend. The Euentng Post, the stability
and correctness of detail of the reports in
which are well known, and which is
sure of an enormous circulation, publishes
the article on this subject which we copy in
another column.
, 1887-08-17

de Lesseps is preparing for a huge effort
on the Panama Canal III the near months,
and thitler we might assist some of our
superabundant hands The fear is that
with an amount standing to the credit of
Immigration account there might be some
inducement to get from Hong Kong or
elsewhere another batch of 800 Chinese
Migrants.
With money lying lille might not some
effort be made to open the passage across
the Bar at the entrance to our harbor. The
long distance out where the Steamers an
Choir necessitates placing the freight they
bring on board Droehers, the Droghers
bring the goods within the harbour and
small boats take the same from Drogher to
wharf.-the expense of landing is doubled,
if not trebled. The delay in delivery of
goods is great and detrimental to the trade
and the extra knocking about is very da-
maging to the 'goods.-Antig@G Observer.
, 1887-08-17
BARBADOS CHURCH COUNCIL.

This first meeting of the thirteenth Ses-
sion of the Church Council of Barbados
was held in the Council Chamber, Public
Building, on July nth, 1887, under the
Presidency of the Lord Bishop of the Dio,
ceSe
The Bishop Coadjutor of Antigua said
he did not mean to say very much, but he
must say something. 1t was a great hap.
piness to him to be in his own country,
though many might think him greatly
de-Barbadianized. He saw around him
many of his old fellow students. but he was
greatly disposed to find fault with the state
of their heads, which were not rs white AZ
they should be. He hoped they bad not
been dying (dyeing) in Barbados, while he
had been living in the Leeward Islands.
He could not come to this country without
being grateful for the signs and eviden.
ces of religious life he saw all around him.
For himself it was not possible to be the
Bishop of a DiSesta bliShed Church, with
out getting grey. The responsibility was
greater than any one that did not have it
could imagine. But he had been greatly
blessed of God. He did not say it boast
ingly, but he did not hesitate to say of
his 80 ~clergymen, that, except in the great
C ntres of religious thought, he meant the
great English Universities, and in London,
where you might hear the worlds heart beat
you would not find a set of Clergy with
whom those Of his Diocese would not ia.
vOurably compare for earnestness and in
tellectual power and pietv and all that
went to make up a good Clergyman. His
clergy were occasionally tempted to stray
into fairer pastures, but the most Of them
were content to stay with him. He spoke
of the recommendation of the Provincial
Synod with reference to C%odrington Col
iege and the need there was to supplement
Its funds from local sources. Unless money
WAS raised in Barbados to support the Col
ltge, the College would die. He aud the
Bishop OF Jamaica found clergymen here
afraid OF raising money. Last year in ia
maica, there been raised 325 900; and in
the l6 islands of his own Diocese, some of
these exceedingly small and hardly heard
OF here, he found from statistical returns
that $1,000 had been collected. He thought
some money could be raised here for
something or other and he would earnestly
counsel Codrington College men not to be
content with calling upon the Hercules of
the S.P q. to help them without putting
their own shoulders to the wheel. 1t had
been a great pleasure to him to sit on the
ProyincialS Synod here with his three fell
low Bishops-with such a man as the Pri-
mate, with the Bishop of Barbados who al
ways treated him most affectionately, and
with a man for whom these West India
Islands might well thank .GOd-the Bishop
of Ialnaioa.-Ibid. asas.
Z.E-.#
, 1887-08-17
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE FErE.

Each of the three great temperance
organisations-the National Temperance
League, the Band of Hope Union, and the
Order of Good Templars-takes its turn in
promoting the fSte, which is an2 annual
event at the Crystal Palace. This year
the Good Templars were called upon to
make the arrang ements, their hon. secre--
tary being Mr.. Parncutt, and in the result
about 10000 person, mostly from the pro
%vinces, assembled yesterday ut Sytlenham.
Compared with the figures of 1896 there
is o decline Of about 5000, attributed to
the dislnclinatiOn of employers TO give
holidays now that. the Jubilee is over.
Excursion trains were run from all parts
of the couHtry, and Belfast was amongst
the thousand and more towns which were
represented. The programme arran ged
for the occasion reSembled in all respects
it's predecessors. Twice during the day
the orchestra was occupied with choirs OF
5000 abstairers, the organist being Miss
Flora klinckmann, who as % child, fire.
quently took part in these, concerts. IN
the afternoon Mr.. G., w. Williams con-
Quoted, and ITO less than l405 provincial
towns furnished the members Of the choir.
In the evening the metropolitan and sub
urban societies, under Mr.. .Css w. Hard
widge, sang with equal, precisiou and
effect. There was a choir 6 Intest iM the
Concert Room, and the fltst prize was
adiudicated by Mr. Venablesy conductor
of the South Choral Association, 4 to the
London choir, the Temperance. Choral
Society, who sang "Oome unto Him. the
second award fell to this Cardiff Blue Rib
-bons, who were nearly of eqARp merit and
the third to tho Nottingham Tabernacle
Band of Hope! Leeds, Bristol, Hull and
WellingbOrongh also competed. Miss
Flora Klinckmain, besides performing ON
the great organ, aactedias accompanying iat
q ballad concert. Miss Mary Dhviesp who
was among the, vocalists, was we'll greceiv-
ed. Fol those who preferred listening to
speeches, Sir Wiifred aLawsdN,, MI p, all.
dressed q crowded meeting atsmidday, and
in the evening Mr. Joseph MalIns, G.iW.
G. H., presided at another gathering, at
which appeared many prominent Siembers
of the several isoci6i esmn including. Mr..
Marchmont Williams (National0 Tempe
rance League), the ReEd. j. p. Gladstone
(Band of Hope Union1 Mr.. j. H. Laper
United Kingdom Ailiancey, Miss 3. A.
Nowler,ii British WOmanash Tefnperance
Association) Mr.. GsMarshall( Recha bises)
Mr.. S.. Hawleye lSons of thedPhsni1l the
Revd G. NJ. Murphy, and others, Present
during the day were also 'Mr. ". Noble
and Mr.. Rae, of the National TeApefaH6o
League, whose popularity has been re-
Gently recognised by the presentations Of O.
handsome testin1ohial.@DhfW Tete9fapk.
-4sI a3alaa's ,H9s8alli1 aEIsS13nsE Eli
yifaahiga Z; baanib
, 1887-08-17
THE PANAMA CANAL.
(Star & Herdld.)

On our desk are lying the Nep York Her.
aid, the Euenimg Post, and the Scientific
american, of recent dates and all of which
contain articles respectively headed, 'Les-
seps' Big Ditch" "The Panama Canal" and
the --latest Intelligence from the Panama
CANAL The object of all these articles is to
prove the lnpracticability of the work, the
lncompetency of those engaged in it, and,
finally, that, even if it be carried to a ter
mination, it will never pay the interest on
the money invested in it. Of course the mo.
tlves which lead these journals to publish
this intelligence are as widely different as
their sources of information are erroneous.
They simply unanimously attempt, by every
means in their power to break up work on
this Canal, and to prevent the Isthmus,
through the execution of our Canal, wrestling
from New York at least one half of it's trade,
and becoming the distributing centre which
New York has hitherto been. 1t is natural
that New York papers should look after New
York interests. 1t is natural also that o paper
published on this Isthmus should look after
Isthmian interests, and distinctly let the
world understand that the reports to which
we allude are completely unreliable, and simp-
ly written for the reasons to which we allude.
The EUening Post, however, is franker
than the others, and, although it as
serts that the "Lesseps Company cannot
finish the work" it endeavors to condone the
utterance of the belief that some other com
pany may finish it, by stating that the Canal
will never pay expenses. 1t is the same old
cry of know-nothingism over and over again.
For such men railroads were an impossibility,
steamboats, a fallacy, and electricity simply
O. FOOLS fad. Yet those things are as firmly
established throughout the world as are the
ocean cables and the Suez Canal-and as will
be the Panama Canal within the few brief
years which must elapse before it will be
thrown open to shipping. That there are OBJ
stacles to be overcome no one doubts, but
those obstacles have been measured, and are
known as fully as are the means which must
be adopted to overcome them.
Mr.. Arthur w. iRoudier is the authority
who speaks in the lNew YorkHeraM on the
subject, and we there learn that IN. Roudier,
besides his position as official translator oc-
cupied the position as station master to the
Panama Railroad, andin both capacities had
unusual opportunities for Judging of the f.
nancial position and true progress Of the
work on the Canal Mon Roudier, we regret
to have to say, undoubtedly did enjoy al
opportunity to see the woIk-and that is
about all. He was employed IN very sub
ordinate capacity, and he had nothing to do
with scientific questions, to understand which
he never made the least pretension when
here. 1t may be that a journey to New York
, 1887-08-17
WHY THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING"

Mr., McTurk writes to the 1rgosy under
date of II July, describing show to locate a
placer" and. after giving q good deal. of
practical information on gold seeking, winds
up with the following amusing account of how
it is that some of the small gold companies
recently formed in the colony "dont find
nothing."-N09 5ud sfdn4I8a Yfay ass
sfoI think I have written all thai is
nee essary and made il. clear. how to
locate a placer claim; of the subsequent
working Of the claim II will write at
ano Their time. My remarks are supposed to
apply to the Fssequebo, Mazaruni and Cuyu-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Make Young PulletS Lay.

Two or three weeks of judicious manage
ment now to assist the pullets in forming
their first crop of eggs, so to speak, will make
vast difference in the product of eggs
during the next four months, when
fresh eggs will retail in Boston or New
York markets for from thirty to fifty
cents per dozen. Every moment gained
now is very valuable, as young pullets
which do not begin to lay by December will
not, in nine cases out of ten, commence until
spring, when eggs have fallen in price at
least one-half. A few dollars properly
spent on your flock now will return to you
many-fold increase in eggs. Mr. f. r.
Stuart of Lancaster, n. H., relates his eX-
perience in making pullets lay in cold
weather as follows: 81 had twelve fine
Plymouth Rock pullets. The early-hatched
ones commenced laying in the fall when
cold weather came on they stopped laying,
while the rest had not begun to lay. | then
commenced using Sheridan's Powder, adj
vertised to make hens lay. In ten days one
pullet commenced to lay, in fourteen days
three more began, and in just one month
from the time | began using the Sheridan's
Powder the twelve were laying. | never
used the powder before, neither did | ever
before have hens lay through the winter as
those did" |. S. johnson & Co, % Custom
house street, Boston, Mass, are the sole
manufacturers of Sheridan's Powder to
make hens lay. They will send the powder
by mail or express to any address, charges
prepaid, as follows For fifty cents in stamps,
two small packs; for 81 90, five packs. Or for
81 20 a large two-and- one-fourth-pound can
will he sent six cans for $500, express pre-
paid, TO any express office.
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Deatbs.

In Montpelier, Nov 81, Patrick Brodie, 90 years
and months
In Montpelier, Nov. 2l of diphtheria, Mamie,
daughter of j, ii. Breen, Is months.
In Malone, n V. Nov. IT, of membraneous Group.
Ellen H., daughter of Horace ID. and Mary Ellen
Hickok, formerly of Wells River, and granddaughter
of the late Hon. Abel Underwood 10 years and 5
months.
In Weston, Nov. o. Eben Coleman, H.
In Williston, Nov. 49, Dan johnson, 70.
In Norwich, Nov. Il, George Burton, 50.
In Underhill, Nov. IA. Addie Nichols, ~.
In Fairfax, Nov. Is, Joseph Purmort, y.
In Boston, Nov. Is, Irving l. Harwood, ST.
In Rockingham Nov. II. Lines Tower SO.
In Rutland, Nov. Is, Mrs. b. II. Greene 90.
In Passumpsic, Nov 10, Lyman Harvey, rs.
In St Adams, Nov. 81. Lester b. Greene, A..
In Norwich Nov. 9, Miss Nancy Brigham, s6.
In North Bennington. Nov. IL. Hiland Hall %.
In Woodstock, Nov. H. Mrs. Deborah Lear, ".
In Ludlow Nov. 49, DR.. Samuel H. Morgan, 49,
In Wallingford, Nov. 49, Mrs. Isaac Barrows 93.
In East Concord, Nov IL, James 7. Carruth 6S.
In ST. Johnsbury, Nov. Is, Mrs Jane Ranney, Is.
In West Newbury, Nov. 10, Thomas L. Tucker, Il.
In Burlington. Nov Is, Mrs +. NJ Van Sicklen 81.
In North Pownal, Nov. 9, Mrs. Frank b. Gard
ner, 81.
In ST. Johnsbury, Nov l6, Mrs. Myra C. Hast
ings, 81.
In Cabot. Nov. 49, Mrs Hudah Woodward wife of
Benjamin l.. Boyes, 81.
October II, Matte Luther, wife of David Sawyer,
81. Also, November II, Frank Luther, 49, Both
were former residents of Gaysville.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old physician
retired from practice, having had placed in
his hands by an East India missionary the
formula of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat
and Lung Affections, also a positive and rad
ical cure for Nervous Debility and all Ner-
vous Complaints, after having tested its won
derful curative powers in thousands of cases
has felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
will send, free of charge, to all who desire it,
this recipe, in German, French or English
with full directions for preparing and using
Sent by mail by addressing with stamp
naming this paper, w. A. MOVES, 149 Pour
ers' Block, Rochester, " Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for
children teething is the prescription of one
of the best female nurses and physicians in
the United States, and has been used for
forty years with never-failing success 10y
millions of mothers for their children
During the process of teething its value is
incalculable 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures dysentery and diarrhna, gripping
in the bowels and wind-colic. BY giving
health to the child it rests the mother. Price
twenty-five cents bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor Please inform your read
ers that | have a positive remedy for the
above-named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manenty cured. l shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-office
address Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM,
NC, ISL Pearl street, New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

DRUNKENNESS, OR THE LIQUOR HABIT,
POSITIVELY CURED BY ADMINISTERING DIR.
HAINEs' GOLDEN SPEcIFIC.-It can be given
in cup of coffee or tea, without the knowl-
edge of the person taking it; is absolutely
harmless and will effect permanent and
speedy cure, whether the patient is mod
crate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thou
sands of drunkards have been made tenn
perate men who have taken Golden Specific
In their coffee without their knowledge, and
to-day believe they quit drinking of their
own free will. 1T NEVER FAILS. The
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
DAVID LORDS ESTATE.

u STATE OF YkKMQNT, Washngton Distrlct s.
trict on the 18th day of November, A. ID. 1887;
Loren b. Lord, Administrator of the estate of Da
vid Lord, late of Waterbury, in said District. de-
ceased makes application to said Court to extend
the time heretofore allowed him to pay the debts
due from said estate, and to render his admnstra-
ton account until some future day. Where
upon, it is ordered by said Court that said
to be held at the Probate ONCE. in said
Montpelier, on the 10th day of December
d. ISL for hearing and decision thereon: And
it is further ordered, that notice thereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the same
man d State Journal newspaper published at
Montpelier previous to said time appointed Tor hear
ing .u by the o HIRAM cARLEroN, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

THE homeliest man in Montpelier, as well
as the handsomest and others, are invited to
call on c. BlaSely, druggist, and get free a
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs, remedy that is selling entirely
upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure
and relieve all chronic and acute coughs,
asthma, bronchitis and consumption. Price
fifty cents and one dollar.
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What am | to Do?

The symptoms of biliousness are unhap-
PLY but too well known. They differ in
different individuals to some extent. A
bilious man is seldom a 5reakfast-eater
Too frequently, alas, he has an excellent
appetite for liquids, but none for solids of a
morning. His tongue will hardly bear in
spection at any time; if it is not white and
furred, it is rough at all events. The
digestive system is wholly out of order and
diarrhna or constipation may be symptom,
or the two may alternate. There are often
hemorrhoids, or even loss of blood. There
may be giddness, and often headache and
acidity, or flatulence and tenderness in the
pit of the stomach. To correct all this, if
not effect a cure, try GREEN'S AUgtSt FloCer.
1t costs but a trifle and thousands attest its
efficacy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

No woman can be contented and happy if
her skin is covered with pimples and
blotches. These disfguring eruptions are
easily removed by the use of Ayers Sarsa-
take and is thoroughly reliable blood
purifier,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

WHAT a pity that so many otherwise at
tractive, polite and particular people affiict
their friends by the foul and disagreeable
odor of their breath 1t is mainly caused
by disordered digestion, and can be cor
rected by removing the cause by using that
pure medicine, Sulphur Bitters.-Hedth
Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Will YOu Believe This !

"Used with best result"--C. q. Spdlding,
Warren. "It saved the life of my child
attacked with whooping- III G..
Po,cerS, Lyndon. "Quite surprised to see
the control it has over disease. ~. j.
Ayer, 81. Adams. used with entire sue
cess in extreme cases of croup.'-A. NJ
Hd,CkinS, Stdrksboro. "Cured lung fever. -
Mrs. GriGh, Constable, and ReU. MdheW,
Scranton.
What more is required? TRY IT and you
will saw so. too.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

CovEToUsNEss IN DISGUISE The wonder
full success of JAMES PYLE'S PEARLINE
has given rise to flood of limitations with
an " inc " to their names, evidently to have
them sound like Pearline. Enterprises of
this sort are quite liable to be more selfish
than beneficial
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

system once impregnated with the Specific,
1t becomes an utter impossibility for the
liquor appetite TO exist. For full particulars
address GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., 1856 Race
street, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Positive Cure for Piles.

DR.. anarchists Italian Pile Ointment-em-
phatically guaranteed to cure or money re-
funded-Internal, External, Blind, Bleed
ing or Itching Piles. Price fifty cents a
box. No cure, no pay. For sale at Frank
IL. Bascom's drugstore, Montpelier, VT.